8/2/2020
Oksana Golovko
“Acquire a peaceful spirit, and thousands around you will be saved,” said Saint Seraphim of Sarov. This very “peaceful spirit” is what artists, including Pavel Ryzhenko, strive to convey in their works.
Regardless of whether it is an urban or pastoral landscape, the churches add loftiness to the artistic space, making it meaningful and beautiful.
Anatoly Aleshin
An icon is called “theology in paint”, and therefore we decided to look at the iconography of the Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos with iconographer Anatoly Alyoshin, a teacher at the Moscow Theological Academy, one of the leading experts in the field of fresco painting.
Maria Glebova
Genuine art requires a deep and thoughtful attitude, study and research. It takes a lot of work, time and effort to create a quality product.
We need to learn, looking at ancient icons, to follow the ancient patterns in their authenticity.
Elena Osipova
Our goal is to show that Serbian Kosovo is not broken: its ancient shrines and people gathering around them are alive despite everything.
Olga Spiridonova
An icon painter’s goal is to create the means, or the language, of communication with the prototype, and beauty should be that language.
I always wondered about the connection between man and his faith, and what the life of a religious person is like. I met some Orthodox men among my fellow conscripts. That’s when I got a hold of a Bible for the first time in my life.
The language of the icon wasn’t formed by any specific canons; its patterns of convention were necessary for the iconographer to be able to transmit the required theological content through the icon.
Oksana Golovko, Alexei Lidov
Half a century after the invasion of Constantinople by the Ottomans in 1453 Chora Monastery with the Church of Christ the Savior was converted into a mosque (Kahryie Cami). Some of its frescos and mosaics were whitewashed over and some smashed.
Alexander Chashkin
In his interview with Pravoslavie.ru Alexander has talked about painter’s responsibility, on why even mediocre icons can exude myrrh and what upsets him in contemporary church art.
The sole purpose of this search for styles is to tell people standing in church about Christ, using art as an instrument.
